中考英语阅读理解练习：living in a foreign culture

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1、中考英语阅读理解练习：Livinginaforeignculture　　Livinginaforeignculturecanbeexciting，butitcanalsobeconfusing。AgroupofAmericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheirexperiences.Theydecidedthatmiscommunicationswerealwayspossible，evenoversomethingassimpleas“yes”and“no”。　　

2、OnherfirstdayinMicronesia，anislandinthePacific，Lisathoughtpeopleweren’tpayinganyattentiontoher.Thedaywashot.Shewentintoastoreandasked，“Doyouhavecolddrinks.Thewomantheredidn’tsayanything.Lisarepeatedthequestion.StilltheWomansaidnothing.Shelaterlearnedthatthewomanhadanswered

3、her：Shehadraisedhereyebrows，whichinMicronesiameans”yes“。　　JanrememberedanexperienceshehadinBulgaria，acountryinEurope.Shewenttoarestaurantthatwasknownforitscabbage.Sheaskedthewaiter，“Do，youhavecabbagetoday？”Henoddedhishead.Janwaited，butthecabbagenevercame.Inthatcountry，anod

4、meansno.　　TomhadasimilarproblemwhenhearrivedinIndia.Afterexplainingsomethinginclass，heaskedhisstudentsiftheyunderstood.Theyansweredwithmanydifferentnodsandshakesofthehead.Hethoughtsomepeoplehadnotunderstood，soheexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagain，theydidthesamething~Hesoonfoun

5、doutthathisstudentsdidunderstand.InIndia，peoplenodandshaketheirheadsindifferentwaysdependingonwheretheycomefrom.Youhavetoknowwhereapersonisfromtounderstandwhethertheymean“yes”or“no”。　　1.TheseAmericansteachingEnglishinothercountriesfoundthatthey______.　　A.shouldgoabroadforv

6、acationsB.neededtolearnforeignlanguages　　C.shouldoftendiscusstheirexperiencesD.hadproblemswithcommunications　　2.PeopleinMicronesiashow“yes”by____.　　A.noddingheadsB.raisingeyebrows　　C.shakingheadsD.saying“no”　　3.Tommisunderstoodhisclassatfirstbecause　　A.hedidnotknowmuchabou

7、tIndianculture　　B.hedidn’texplaineverythingclearlyenough　　C.somestudentsdidn’tunderstandhisquestions　　D.hedidn’tknowwherethestudentscamefrom　　4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage？　　A.InBulgaria，noddingheadsmeansno.　　B.JantaughtEnglishonaPacificisland.　　C.Lisaw

8、astryingtobuysomecabbage.　　D.InIndia，onlyshakingheadsmeans“YES”。　　5.Thepassageismainlyabo